National Interest

This refers to your edit, 'Don't politicise gas: Dahej-Dabhol pipeline in national interest' (ET, April 16). It is difficult to believe how a newspaper like ET, subscribes to the view that Dabhol gas should be subsidised by existing user industries in the 'national interest'. Increased availability of power will in no way benefit industries in Gujarat. Hence, there is no reason for industries in Gujarat to subsidise Dabhol. Also, higher gas prices for user industries in Gujarat will impact their...

NEW DELHI: BJP MP Anurag Thakur today raised questions over the kind of play given by some sections of media to Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon , who was hanged yesterday, and expressed concern over it. Raising the issue in Lok Sabha , he said media should show responsibility towards national interest and not propagate what a few individuals may say in the name of human rights. "In the recent days, you would have seen regular discussions in media...

i support the editorial 'run to the ground' ( et , november 5), which says that to continue with state-owned oil companies in the name of 'national interest' is "a decidedly peculiar way to serve national interest". state ventures, as the edit shows, are inherently handicapped when it comes to operating as business enterprises. only a non-government status can relieve pses from numerous impediments and disadvantages. the equity share of the government must go below 50 per cent and, to get the best market value the...

CPI general secretary AB Bardhan writing on the reasons for the "stand-off' between the Left and the government over the Indo-US nuclear deal has described the accord as having "unleashed a political storm" in the country. His description, one of the strongest used by the Left to describe the crisis, foreshadows an imminent clash between political parties when the issue is debated in Parliament. However, by the time the debate actually takes place ? the date is not fixed yet though it is slated to...

NEW DELHI: Aiming at ensuring a smooth nationwide roll out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious 'Digital India' mission, the Centre could soon bring in legislation backed guiding principles to rationalise Right of Way procedures and charges for laying of telecom infrastructure — currently varying widely across states. RoW charges vary from a few lakhs to Rs 1.5 crore per km across the municipal bodies in the country. Top government...

NEW DELHI: The Gurdaspur attack today found its echo in Lok Sabha where members across the political spectrum condemned the incident and asked the government to use all the force to quell terrorism which continues to threaten the nation. Home Minister Rajnath Singh will make a statement on the incident in Parliament tomorrow. Members of Akali Dal, BJP, CPI(M) and BJD spoke on this morning's attack during the Zero Hour amidst the din created by members...

the centre had promulgated the ordinance to fight terrorism only because of the 'extra-ordinary and compelling' situation prevailing in the country and keeping 'national interest' in mind, mdmk said on saturday. "atal bihari vajpayee is a democrat to the core and he will not do anything which will go against national interests, the minorities or the press," vaiko, general secretary of the mdmk, said.

NEW DELHI: A day after external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee, toeing the line taken earlier by British foreign secretary David Miliband, said that India was okay with Pakistan trying the handlers of the 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai, so long as the trial was fair, the principal opposition party, the BJP, came down heavily on the Manmohan Singh government, accusing it of shifting its stand, much to the detriment of national interest. Shedding its initial reticence about...

NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday asserted the long-awaited Patents Bill will remove all ambiguities under TRIPS agreement to safeguard national security and protect interest of public health by ensuring easy availability of medicines at affordable cost. Moving the Patents (Second Amendment) Bill incorporating all the suggestions made by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) in Rajya Sabha, Commerce Minister Murasoli Maran said, "All ambiguities have been removed and available...

JAUNPUR: Justifying his party's decision to support the Congress on the Indo-US nuclear deal, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said on Sunday that the decision was taken keeping in mind national interest. "We supported Congress on the nuclear deal issue in national interest. It has given a good message in the world that Indians can take decision in interest of the country," Yadav told reporters here. In reply to a question, Yadav criticised...

AHMEDABAD: BJP President Amit Shah has said that national interest was the priority for his party in Jammu and Kashmir where anti-national activities would not be allowed. The country had given the BJP a very big responsibility in J-K where it will not compromise on national interest, Shah said addressing BJP workers in his assembly constituency Naranpura yesterday. Gujarat BJP spokesperson Harshad Patel denied reports that Shah had said anything about breaking BJP's...

NEW DELHI: The attack in Gurdaspur resonated in Lok Sabha today with members cutting across party lines condeming it and saying that the incident demonstrated that the terror threat to India is "perceptible" and that all force should be used to fight the scourge. Members of Akali Dal, BJP, CPI(M) and BJD spoke on this morning's attack during the Zero Hour amidst the din created by members of Congress, NCP, Left, Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party, RJD, JD(U) and TRS...

CHENNAI: Union Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today charged Congress with stalling Parliament over Lalit Modi case and Vyapam as it did not have any other issue and said that this was not in the interest of democracy. Defending External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Vasundhara Raje respectively, he said, BJP had made it 'very clear' that they "are not guilty" of...

By Prashant Sood NEW DELHI: Congress leader and former union minister Salman Khursid has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wanted his own private success story with Pakistan and was pursuing a "policeman's foreign policy" which was a disaster. Khurshid, the external affairs minister in the previous UPA government of prime minister Manmohan Singh , said there had been no significant returns to the country from Modi's visits abroad in over a...

NEW DELHI: India is considering a proposal to make it mandatory for the strategic sectors of Defence, Space and Atomic Energy to use 'made in India' chips in an initiative that will meet not only national security needs but also kick start the domestic semi-conductor manufacturing business that has been struggling to take off. Sources said that preliminarily talks on the matter have already taken place and a meeting that included top government...

ATHENS: The Greek opposition party To Potami will not enter a national unity government with the ruling Syriza party, but will support a solution for the nation's interests, a party official said on Monday. Euro zone leaders argued late into the night with near-bankrupt Greece at an emergency summit, demanding that Athens enact key reforms this week to restore trust before they will open talks on a financial rescue. ...

NEW DELHI: Former President and scientist A P J Abdul Kalam on Thursday told top Samajwadi Party leaders that the Indo-US nuclear deal was beneficial for the country and they should keep national interest above politics while firming up their stand on the issue. SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and General Secretary Amar Singh drove to Kalam's residence this evening after a meeting of UNPA where it was decided to seek the opinion of experts of eminent scientists on the...

NEW DELHI: Narendra Singh Tomar , who is set to take charge as Steel and Mines Minister today, said a decision on diluting the government stake in steel PSUs will be taken only after considering the national interest. "First, I have to understand things. Then we will talk about it," Tomar said in reply to a question on diluting stake in steel PSUs such as SAIL and NMDC at his residence. He is yet to take charge of the ministry. "I have no personal...

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LUCKNOW: BSP chief Mayawati today accused the central government of "communalising" Yoga Day celebrations and said the ruling BJP had once again proved that it was not ready to shun its "narrow mindedness". "Efforts to make the 'yog diwas' programme an official function and communalising it proves once again what people have alleged that central government and BJP were not ready to shun its narrow mindset," Mayawati said in a party release. The BSP...

Minister of State for Home, Kiren Rijiju, the authoritative voice on the North-East in the Modi government, tells ET's Aman Sharma that his ministry respects NGOs' role in civil society but will crack down hard on 'bad' ones that spoil the country's image, advises AAP not to create daily controversies for headlines and says no final decision on Sun TV yet. Edited excerpts: Isn't the Sushma Swaraj-Lalit Modi issue a scam, the first to hit...